Foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu answers questions related to North Korea, China’s reactions to Obama’s inaugural speech, the repatriation of Uyghur detainees from Guantanamo Bay and the current setback in Sino-French relations.

Jane Macartney of The Times reports of closed-door meetings between government officials and pastors of underground churches. If true, this may be the start of a long reconciliation process between official and underground Protestant churches in China.